The Washington critic., 1887-06-01
THE CENTURIONS.
Meeting of the Citizens Committee of
ono Hundred.


ono Hundred.
The Committee OF One Hundred last night
OF meeting in the Masonic Temple,
changed Its name to the Citizens Represen
tative Committee OF One Hundred. Aplan
Of organization was adopted. The preamble
set forth that since the people OF the District
had no voice In the management OF Its own
affairs, this association had been formed for
the purpose OF securing, as far as may be,
equal Justice TO ALL
The purposes OF the association for the
general good is suggested In several ways.
First In assisting the local government by
bringing TO It's knowledge larger and more &c.
curatc information about District affairs,
Second. In bringing to It's knowledge neg
lect, ignorance or ineticency upon the part OF
Third. In assisting the local government in
proper matters. before all branches OF the
Executive, Judicial and Legislative Depart
ments Of the General Government.
Fourth. In calling the attention OF the pub
lie topropOscd measures on the part of the To-
cal government before final action thereon
Fifth. In calling the attention OF the people,
as well as the attention OF the Executive,
Congress- and the local government, TO ali
matters calculated to promote the prosperity
OF the District of Columbia.
sixth, In rcserving to ourselves the right OF
opposing all measures deemed detrimental ~
the interests Of the District.
THE COMMITTEES.
The special committee reported standing
committees, to be composed as follows:
Code of Laws Lawrence Gardner, Charles
Pelham, David I. Jones, Hosea u. Moulton,
II, Ross Perry, James g. Payne, John T..
MITCHELL stephen NJ. Golden.
Assessment and TaSation-Ros. A. Fish,
Richard W Tyler, George NJ. Oyster, Jesse u.
Wilson, William Ballantyne, Richard T, Nor.
sell, George W, Casilear, Henry a. Griswold.
Sohools.Gcorge white, Aaron II. .Crign,
Carleton Hughes Charles Z Iovey, Alexan-
A. wormley, Archibald Greenlces, Henry A.
Griswold.
streets, Avenues and Alleys-uamiltou X.
Gray Ss Michael rnsr WsrT sias e. Clarke NO
Becker, Henry A. Griswold.
Water supply and Scwerage..Abraham
Depue, Elmon A. Adams, Josiah Millard, Al
marin q. richards, Lewis Clephane, William
u. Singleton, Louis, W. Ritchlc, Henry A
LiDger.
son, George H. u. White, William W. Upton,
Joseph @. Waters, S. NJ, Golden.
Street Railroads-John r. n. Wilkinson.
dette, NJ. W. Gait, William $. Roose, John
Leetch, stephen NJ. Golden.
narbors and wharyes-Charles d: Church,
coe, Robert b. Tenney, Henry A. Griswold.
Light-Ambross II. Stephenson, q; 'rge F.
narbin, Charles N. Robinson, Edward W.
Dom, Thomas somerville, Edwin d. Hay,
George W. Casilear, Henry A. Linger.
Roads and Bridges-Wm. II. Baum, John E.
Herrell, George ". Holland, Christian Rnp-
pert, Il. Francis Riggs, Calvin Wilmer, VIM.
Laird, stephen NJ. Golden.
Law and order-Chares II. Barker, Thos
S. Farrow, Samuel II. Walker, Mills Dean,
Wm; waring, VIM. Q. Baldwin, John 7. Mitch
ell, Andrew J. Curtis.
Public Cbartles-wm. II. Baum, Samuel A.
H. McKm, Lorlns Chapel simon Wolf VIM
z. Morrison, VIM; +. Mattingly, stephen l.
Public Buildings for the District-Olvor II.
Thompson, John L. Ilerrell. VIM. z. Dodge,
Matthew g. Emery, j. Ormand Wilson. AL
fred d. Mullet, Joseph G. Waters, Andrew j,
Curtis.
Public Reservations and Parks Abraham
+. Barker, Michael l. Weller, David I. Jones
Thomas W. Fowler, George W. Dyer, Calde
ron Carlisle, stephen 4. Brown, Andrew j
Curtis.
The gentlemen forming these committee.
are representative men chosen from the diff
| ferent districts into which the city hat
been divided. The consideration OF tn,
committees was postponed until next meet
Ing. A protest was made by postmaste
| CoDger against district entitled to bu
and weight In committee as district hav
ing fifteen. An invitation from the Schoo
| Board was read inviting the Central Com
mittee to ditcussion OF some matters o
public importance. The invitation was no
acted upon, but laid over, Noble ID. Larne
suggesting that 1t would be useless to con
suit with mere body OF school men VIII
had no powers OF legislation or Of govern
| msnt.